Dust (Screaming Trees album)

Dust is the seventh studio album by Screaming Trees, released on June 25, 1996.

Dust
Studio album by Screaming Trees
Released	June 25, 1996
Recorded	1995–1996
Studio	Capitol, Hollywood Sunset Sound, Hollywood Hit Factory, New York City
Genre	Hard rock[1] psychedelic rock[2] grunge[3]
Length	44:14
Label	Epic
Producer	George Drakoulias
Screaming Trees chronology
Winter Songs Tour Tracks (1992) Dust (1996) Nearly Lost You (2001)
Singles from Dust
"All I Know" Released: June 1996 "Sworn and Broken" Released: November 23, 1996

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	A[5]
The Guardian	[6]
NME	9/10[7]
Q	[8]
Record Collector	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[11]
Spin	7/10[12]

Background

After an aborted attempt at recording a followup to Sweet Oblivion with producer Don Fleming, the band hired producer George Drakoulias to man the controls for what eventually turned out to be their last album released during the group's lifetime. In contrast to the group's previous recordings that were more influenced by psychedelic rock and punk rock, Dust contains music that is equally influenced by folk and blues, while still retaining a harder-edged sound. "All I Know" was released as a single from the album and became a success on rock radio. "Dying Days" features Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready.

Reception

Kerrang! selected Dust as the best album of 1996 in their year-end awards.^[13] The band toured behind Dust for nearly two years (with former Kyuss and future Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme serving as a touring guitarist), and afterwards went on an extended hiatus, eventually disbanding officially in 2000.

Track listing

All songs written by Van Conner, Gary Lee Conner, Mark Lanegan except as indicated.

1. "Halo of Ashes"  (V. Conner, G. Conner, Lanegan, Barrett Martin) – 4:04
2. "All I Know" – 3:55
3. "Look at You" – 4:42
4. "Dying Days" – 4:51
5. "Make My Mind" – 4:11
6. "Sworn and Broken" – 3:34
7. "Witness" – 3:39
8. "Traveler" – 5:22
9. "Dime Western"  (V. Conner, G. Conner, Lanegan, Martin) – 3:39
10. "Gospel Plow"  (V. Conner, G. Conner, Lanegan, Martin) – 6:17

Personnel

Screaming Trees

• Gary Lee Conner – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals, sitar
• Van Conner – bass, backing vocals, guitar
• Mark Lanegan – lead vocals, guitar
• Barrett Martin – percussion, cello, drums, conga, harmonium, tabla, djembe

Additional musicians

• George Drakoulias – percussion, producer
• Chris Goss – backing vocals
• Brian Jenkins – backing vocals on "Traveler"
• Mike McCready – guitar solo on "Dying Days"
• Jeff Nolan – guitar on "Dime Western"
• Benmont Tench – organ, electric piano, mellotron, piano
• 21st Street Singers – backing vocals on "Dying Days"

Additional personnel

• Mark Danielson – front cover artwork
• Danny Clinch – photography

Charts

Chart performance for Dust

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14]	75
Canadian Albums (RPM)[15]	39
UK Albums (OCC)[16]	32
US Billboard 200[17]	134
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18]	5